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Australia’s biosecurity legislation allows us to adapt to changing biosecurity risk. From time to time, we update import requirements to strengthen control on goods where risk has increased,…
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3 September 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice is relevant to importers of tomato and capsicum seed for sowing from all countries, as well as their custom brokers.What is changing?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has completed the first phase of its…
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13 June 2025Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under Approved Arrangement Class 19.2, who are interested in attending an information session on the upcoming release of new industry reporting via the Biosecurity Portal.What has changed?The…
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23 February 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned outage.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required…
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21 March 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers and customs brokers associated with importing microorganisms and infectious agents (and derivatives thereof) from the list of standard laboratory microorganisms and infectious agents, including those who currently hold a permit with this list.What…
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Date of issue: 14 May 2020
Date of effect: 21 April 2021
Reference Number: MAA2020-10
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies - Australian Food and Grocery Council
Licensed exporters
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment - Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To…
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Date of issue: 9 October 2025Date of effect: 19 October 2025AttentionIndustry bodies, Dairy Export Industry Consultative CommitteeRegistered dairy export manufacturing establishmentsRegistered exporters, freight forwarders, Automated Export Permit Issuer (AEPI) usersDepartment of Agriculture,…
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From 1 January 2020, a white spot disease repayment (WSDR) component at a rate of 3.01 cents per kilogram will be introduced to the farmed prawns levy and charge. This will take effect in your quarterly return, due 28 April 2020. For people submitting annual returns, any prawns sold by a…
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From 1 January 2020, the Emergency Plant Pest Response (EPPR) component of the citrus levy and charge, currently set at nil, will increase to $1.05 per tonne or 2.1 cents per 20 kg box. This will take effect in your quarterly return, due 28 April 2020. For people submitting…
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18 December 2023Who does this notice affect?All clients who submit documentation to the department for import assessment via the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) or other departmental approved systems.What has changed?The department acknowledges that clients are currently experiencing delays in…
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